backstabs

verb

present tense third-person singular of backstab
as in betrays
to be unfaithful or disloyal to knew what it felt like to be backstabbed by a so-called friend

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betrays
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  • Daeron betrays Ormund after being officially knighted by him earlier in the episode, and the two never get a proper goodbye.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • People don’t do what they’re supposed to, or someone betrays someone else for money or power or spite, or maybe a dragon just disobeys its rider and decides to murder a prince.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Backstabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstabs. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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